(eBook PDF) Developmental Psychology Infancy and Childhood 5th Canadian Edition

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product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 017687397X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0176873974
• Author: David R. Shaffer, Katherine Kipp, Eileen Wood, Teena Willoughby, & 5 more

This interesting, accurate, and up-to-date fifth edition provides an overview of infancy and childhood development that reflects the best theories, research, and practical advice that developmentalists have to offer. Stressing the processes that underlie developmental change, the authors continue to explore the causes and complexities of development, challenging readers to think about the fascinating process of human development, to share in the excitement of this dynamic discipline, and to acquire a knowledge of developmental principles that will serve them well in their roles as parents, teachers, nurses, child-care workers, pediatricians, psychologists, academics, or in any other capacity in which they may one day influence the lives of developing individuals.

table of contents:

Part I: Theory and Research in the Developmental Sciences
Chapter 1: Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies
Chapter 2: Theories of Human Development

Part II: Foundations of Development
Chapter 3: Hereditary Influences on Development
Chapter 4: Prenatal Development
Chapter 5: Birth and the Newborn’s Readiness for Life
Chapter 6: Physical Development: The Brain, Body, Motor Skills, and the Beginnings of Sexual Development

Part III: Language, Learning, and Cognitive Development
Chapter 7: Early Cognitive Foundations: Sensation, Perception, and Learning
Chapter 8: Cognitive Development: Piaget’s Theory, Case’s Neo-Piagetian Theory, and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Viewpoint
Chapter 9: Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives and Connectionism
Chapter 10: Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance
Chapter 11: Development of Language and Communication Skills

Part IV: Social and Personality Development
Chapter 12: Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment
Chapter 13: Development of the Self and Social Cognition
Chapter 14: Sex Differences and Similarities, and Gender-Role Development
Chapter 15: Moral Development and Aggression

Part V: The Ecology of Development
Chapter 16: The Family
Chapter 17: Beyond the Family Context: Peers, Schools, and Media Technologies

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